Telegram-herald., 1887-08-19


moved quite beyond myself, and yet laugh
ing at her impudence, | took up the cushion
she had been sitting on and threw it after
her. Imagine then my shame, my horror
and my distress, when the door opened, and.
attended by two guards only, in walked Ny
leptha. The cushion could not be recalled
Gt missed the girl and hit one of the guards
on the head, but instantly aud Intellectually
tried to look as though L had not thrown it.
Good ceased his signing, and began TO muir
der Zu-Vendi at the top of his voice. and Sir
Henry wbistled and looked silly As for the
poor girls, they were utterly dumfounded.
And Nylepthal she drew herself up till her
frame seemed to tower even above that of the
tall guards, and her face went first red and
then pale as death.
"Guards," she said, in a quiet, choked
voice, and pointing at the fair but uncon-
scious disciple OF Wackford Squeers, "slay
me that woman"
The men hestated, as well they might
"Wil ye do my biddingr she said, again in
the same voice, ~or will ye noti'
Then they advanced upon the girl with
uphfted spears. BY this time Sir Henry had
recovered himself and saw that the comedy
was likely TO turn into a tragedy.
@Stand backl' he said, in voice of thun-
der, at the same time getting in front of the
terrified girl "Sname on thee, Nyleptha-
shame Thou shalt not kin her,"
DOUBTLESS thou hast good reason to try to
protect her. Thou couldst hardly do less IN
honor" answered the infuriated queen: @but
she shall die-she shall diel" and she stamped
her little foot.
at is well, he answered: Sthen I will die
with her. / am thy servant. O queen: do
with me even as thou wilt and be bowed to-
ward her, and fixed his clear eyes contemptu-
ously on her face.
Il coald wish to slay thee, too,r she an
svered "for thou dcst make mock Of me.-
and then feeling that she was mastered. and
/ suppose not knowing what else 10 do. she
burst into such a storm of tears, and looked
so royalty lovely in her passionate distress
that, Old as ! am, | must say l envied Curtis
his task Of supporting her II was rather odd
70 see him holding her in his arms considering
what had just passed: a thought that seemed
70 occur @ herself, FOR presently she wrencbed
herself free and went, leaving us all much
disturbed.
Presently, however, one of the guards re-
turned with message 70 the girls that they
were. on pain of death. 20 leave the city and
return 70 their homes in the country. and that
no further harm would come 20 them: and
accordingly they went. one Of them remark
ing philosopbicaliy that It could not Be
helped. and that it was a satisfaction 70 know
that they had taught US a little serviceable
Zu-Nendi Nine WAS an exceedingly nice
girl. and. overlooking the cockroach. made
her present Il my fsvorite lucky sixpenca
with a hole in IL when she went away. After
that our former masters resumed their course
Of instruction. needless to say to my great
reiief
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attended the royal supper table. -e found
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